The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-01-26
The Contest for the Next Senate.

The election yesterday Of ExSeDa.
tor Paddock, through and through
Republican, to succeed Van Wyck 10
the United States Senate is, in the con
dition which affairs have assumed, a
most important Republican victory
Had Senator Van Wyck been re. elect
ed, in the event of the Republicans
losing New Jersey and Indiana he
would have held the balance of power,
and bad he cast his lot With the party
to which be owed bis election his ,te
would have made the Senate Demo.
cratic. As it is, with the election of
Paddock in Nebraska there will be
thirty-eight straight Republican votes
iD the next Senate, and thirty nine, or
one majority, with Mr.. Riddleberger
To get even thirty seven votes the
Democrats will have to win both New
Jersey and Indiana and succeed in de
Tending Mr.. Hearst's title to the seat
for which he is supposed to have paid
handsomely in Sacramento.
1t is highly probable that the con-
tests pow being waged SO warmly in
New Jersey aud Indiana will have to
be settled by the Senate itself, or will
be thrown over to the next Legisla
lures. The Democrats have a little
advantage in the Legislature in each
state, sn advantages procured by
fraud and fuesse, aud should they sue.
ceed n naming senator he will not
60 to Washington with clear and
unchallenged title. LII Now jersey
the Democrats have a majority of one
over all on joint ballot, but this is at
tained by seating one map whom the
Chief Justice of the state declared not
elected, and an0t her who owes his Ger.
ti6cate to the fraudulent alteration of
the ballots after election. The Senate,
having Republican majnrty Of three,
refuses to aid in making these Demo.
cratic wrongs successful. 1t has thus
far refused to organize, and if it per-
sists in this purpose, as under the cir.
eumstauces it is amply warranted in
doing, the House either will unseat
the men who have no right there, OF
the present New Jersey Legislature,
with its fraudulent majority of one on
joint ballot, will not elect a success
or to Senator Sewell
in Indiana Judge Turpie, the Dem
,ocratic candidate for senator, has just
One.half the votes in joint convention
but every artifice and argument art
being exerted to the utmost To induce
the Democratic Greenbacker Robinson
who has thus far voted with three Re
publican Knights of Labor for JasoI
H. Alien, to join with the other Dem
ocrats and vote fer Turpie. Shoul,
they win over Robinson, Turpie vii
have bis majority, but, contrary t
their expectation, this Greenbacke
voted yesterday, as he has all weel
for the Labor candidate, leaving th
question Of Senator Harrison's success
or still an open one. Should the Den
ocrats succeed in their purpose, JuGg
Turpie, or whoever they elect, will 6
to Washington with the fact again
him that the Democratic maiurit
which sends him was manufactured /
the arbitrary unseating Of RepubI
can senator on a trumped up and III
proved charge of bribery, aud by Il
putting in his place his defeated Der
ocrslic competitor, who has no rig
there at all. Another fact against hi
will be that the Republican Lieute
ant Governor of the state, who by Ia
should preside over the jQiut couve
ton, is prevented by virtue of De
ocratic conspiracy fr1m perfOrmi
that duty.
It is highly gratifying to reflect Il
the election Of Ex Senator Faddo
yesterday insures that the validity
an election of United States sena
both in indianapolis and Trenton v
be passed apon by Republican S,
ate.-PhiLa. Press.